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A $7,000 cash reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot arrows at a horse in Fayette County, Ga., on Sunday.

A passerby discovered the wounded mare down in its pasture in Brooks, Ga. The animal had sustained arrow wounds in the spine, neck, and head, said Fayette County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Brent Rowan.

“Why did gorgeous horses like those need new homes?” is a question frequently asked by park visitors about some stunning, well-trained black Arabian horses that recently arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park. An Arabian stallion and mare came to the park through a partnership with the Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KyEHC).

The horses’ previous owners contact

If spreading manure and draining waste water onto plants is your idea of “going green” you might be in for a big surprise. As large scale agriculture production facilities alter their management strategies to become more environmentally conscientious the spotlight transitions to small farmers and horse owners.

In an effort to provide up-to-date information on green equin

Thoroughbred owners and breeders will again have the opportunity to participate in a voluntary checkoff program that contributes to Thoroughbred aftercare programs. Owners can indicate their participation when they register their 2010 foals.

The retirement checkoff program, created in 2009, is administered by The Jockey Club. It raises funds to assist the retirement, retraining, a

Winter has an icy grip on most of the United States, and with even sunny Florida facing record freezing temperatures, horse owners across the country need to keep a close eye on their herds to prevent cold-weather related ailments.

In cold weather, horse owners should be thinking “water, water, water,” said Jean T. Griffiths, extension horse specialist at Cornell Univers

Keeping your horse’s surroundings safe and well-managed is an important part of equine management. TheHorse.com is launching a new monthly Equinomics newsletter to bring you news, articles, and information about the things involved with horsekeeping. The new monthly Equinomics e-newsletter is brought to you by Partne

Using community resources, the Tulsa, Okla., Police Department successfully placed eight laid off police horses with five non-profit organizations. The horses will continue to work in therapeutic programs.

Due to dropping revenues and a struggling economy, Tulsa announced it would be laying off 37 employees, including 21 police officers and their eight mounts, Read More

More than one horse in a stalled situation can create a heap of unwanted manure. But owners can turn that daily chore of mucking stalls into a pile of “green” compost material, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist.

Horse manure is the easiest type to compost, said Kevin Heflin, MS, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension associate in Amarillo.

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